Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2012 AIM: To establish the dynamics of C. furcoides in horizontal and temporal scales; and to determine the main ecological factors related to its dynamics. METHODS: Samples were taken in five stations between July 2002 and July 2003.
Carolina Bustamante Gil +3 more
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha +9 more
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Trade-offs Between Water Transport Capacity and Drought Resistance in Neotropical Canopy Liana and Tree Species [PDF]
, 2016 In tropical forest canopies, it is critical for upper shoots to efficiently provide water to leaves for physiological function while safely preventing loss of hydraulic conductivity due to cavitation during periods of soil water deficit or high ...
De Guzman, Mark E. +3 more
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson +2 more
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Understanding the trade-offs in tropical reservoir fishery in a socio-ecological perspective
, 2021 Thankam Theresa Paul +6 more
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Basin-scale internal waves in tropical Andean reservoirs
, 2017 This research, based on field data and complemented with numerical modelling, covers several aspects of the basin-scale internal waves hydrodynamics of the tropical Andean reservoirs. The present study shows that the presence of high vertical modes is not such a rare feature in typical Tropical Andean reservoirs weakly and continuously stratified ...
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Erratum to: Effects of fish farming on plankton structure in a Brazilian tropical reservoir [PDF]
, 2010 Paula Aparecida Federiche Borges +3 more
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Environmental Variables Outpace Biotic Interactions in Shaping a Phytoplankton Community
DiversityWe evaluated the main environmental factors (abiotic and biotic) driving the phytoplankton community in a shallow tropical reservoir located in an environmentally protected area.
Marcella C. B. Mesquita +4 more
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THECAMOEBIANS (TESTACEOUS RHIZOPODS) FROM A TROPICAL LAKE: LA FE RESERVOIR, ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA
Caldasia, 2005 This research describes thecamoebians and explores their utility as environmental bioindicators on La Fe Reservoir, Antioquia, Colombia. Nineteen dredge samples were collected at the sediment-water interface, with a cylindrical dredge in March and ...
ESCOBAR JAIME +2 more
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An appraisal of the current status of the fisheries of Eleiyele Reservoir by its fisheries cooperatives [PDF]
, 2001 In a study undertaken to evaluate the status of the fisheries of Eleiyele Reservoir (Nigeria) between 1995 and 1997, thermal stratification was observed to breakdown between December and March.
Aladeojebi, E.A. +2 more
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